• Connect, make a difference to young people with a care experience
• Empower children and young people to build confidence
• Advocate for change in the care system
• Alice Springs based, full time, fixed term (Mat Leave cover contract)

Primary Purpose of the Senior Community Facilitator:

A CREATE Senior Community Facilitator provides strong and supportive leadership and is responsible for coordinating the Alice Springs CREATE team to provide effective systems advocacy, and quality CREATE programs and services to children and young people with a care experience.

We are looking to recruit a Senior Community Facilitator to lead our Alice Springs team with experience in organising and running programs, supervising staff and building strong networks in the sector. This role should inspire connection, empowerment and change through fun and creative events and by providing leadership for children and young people in care.

Your energy, self motivation and task orientation will see you succeed in this challenging role. A confident communicator, you will be equally adept at presenting to groups as you are developing relationships with young people. Proven ability to develop strong inter-agency relationships and effective promotion and expansion of programs is essential. Under the direction of the State Coordinator for NT you will be responsible for providing a high level of support and supervision one team member, a Community Facilitator who will work alongside you in Alice Springs office in order for them to be able to function at a high level and deliver outcomes.

At CREATE we are passionate about the work we do. The young people we work with inspire us and motivate us to continually grow and improve.

Our Alice Springs office has a fixed term Maternity leave cover contract available to the right candidate.

CREATE offer an attractive salary including generous salary-sacrifice options, on-going training and development opportunities, a structured and supportive management system and above award paid leave.

CREATE Foundation is a national organisation with offices in each state and territory. This position will contribute to and maintain the national agenda, whilst supporting, advocating for, and representing the interests of children and young people with a care experience in NT.

CREATE Foundation promotes a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions of all people. CREATE Foundation encourages people with disability, Indigenous Australians, young people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this job. We also encourage people with an out-of-home care experience to apply.

If you are a person with a passion for promoting the voices of children and young people in the out of home care system and are enthusiastic, driven to succeed, and outcomes focused, then we would love to hear from you.

Please visit our website for more information, or refer to the full Position Description (that includes selection criteria).